Steering wheel shaking after new wheels/tires
Long story short, steering wheel shakes/jiggles with my new wheels/tires Enkei EKM3s 18x8 and tires are Potenza re760 sports 235/40/18 on stock ride height, but the thing is, it does it at random speeds, and random parts of roads, so I was thinking maybe since I have "Sport" tires, it sacrifices some comfort for grip and I'm just feeling more of the road? I tried to take a video when I was driving today, which I just realize is sideways :( :thumbsdow
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Did you get your wheels balanced when you put them on?
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rebalance the tires
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Originally Posted by HB_SS/TC
(Post 5565315)
rebalance the tires
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Wow I'm so retarded, I told em I was gonna pass on it since I was lowering the car soon but I dont think its happening right away, Am I doing any damage to the car or just a shittier ride?
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(re) balance your tires /thread
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No damage being done, just a pain in the ass
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Originally Posted by Phyrric
(Post 5565311)
Long story short, steering wheel shakes/jiggles with my new wheels/tires Enkei EKM3s 18x8 and tires are Potenza re760 sports 235/40/18 on stock ride height, but the thing is, it does it at random speeds, and random parts of roads, so I was thinking maybe since I have "Sport" tires, it sacrifices some comfort for grip and I'm just feeling more of the road? I tried to take a video when I was driving today, which I just realize is sideways :( :thumbsdow
One other thing..make sure the wheel is HUB CENTERED..not just bolted up. Wheels should come with hub ring for hub centric mounting. Otherwise you could get imbalance ON THE CAR (although balanced OFF the car). |
Originally Posted by ronn
(Post 5565358)
need to be a bit more specific. Does the wheel shimmy back and forth while holding on...or are you just feeling the vibrations through the steering wheel? A shimmy is an imbalance for sure..could be tires or could be wheels themselves. Either way, you should be able to balance that out....even with wider rims and tires. I'm gonna rule out anything else (suspension) because this all started with the new stuff. The stock set up (my car) is smooth as silk...so should your new set up.
One other thing..make sure the wheel is HUB CENTERED..not just bolted up. Wheels should come with hub ring for hub centric mounting. Otherwise you could get imbalance ON THE CAR (although balanced OFF the car). It's deff the tire balance that I need, there's no vibration, the wheel just jiggles back and forth slightly |
Originally Posted by Phyrric
(Post 5565360)
It's deff the tire balance that I need, there's no vibration, the wheel just jiggles back and forth slightly
Here is a link to order them for our car and Enkie wheels: Hubcentric Rings for a 2009, Chevrolet Cobalt SS with Enkei wheels - JustForWheels.com |
Unbalanced tires may also lead to make the tires wear off the wrong way
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its either the balance or you need an alignment
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you should always rebalance your tires if you changed them
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yup this is true i only get alignment after i lower the car or about once a year
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definatly need to balance
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Did you get hubcentric rings?
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Originally Posted by arman14
(Post 5565471)
Did you get hubcentric rings?
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Take a wheel off and see by yourself.
I had the same issue back when I had my cobalt,I just put some hubcentric rings on and the shaking was gone :guns: Does the steering wheel also shake when breaking? |
hey billy take the car down to cruisngold on 192. they will balance the tires, went there for mine and they have a nice "road force balancer". i would check the wheel real quick to see if it has the hubcentric ring before you go though, its a black plastic ring
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Originally Posted by Phyrric
(Post 5565479)
I have no idea, I never took the wheels out of the box, all I know is I got wheels, and then they said they found locking lugnuts in the box, I don't think they'd mention finding hun centric rings to any normal customer though haha
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was it necessary to have your camera sideways and playing shitty music?
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Originally Posted by myfakeevo
(Post 5566049)
was it necessary to have your camera sideways and playing shitty music?
was it necessary to make a useless post? :twothumbs it sounds like a balance issue. Like everyone said already get them rebalanced and check for the hubcentric rings. |
Originally Posted by munit06SS
(Post 5567165)
was it necessary to make a useless post? :twothumbs
it sounds like a balance issue. Like everyone said already get them rebalanced and check for the hubcentric rings. |
Originally Posted by myfakeevo
(Post 5567239)
yes. im troollllinnnn
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